Russia to resume test launches of Bulava missile next week

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Russia to resume test launches of troubled Bulava missile Sept. 9-12

Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between September 9 and 12, a defense industry source said on Friday.

"Everything is ready for the resumption of test launches," the source said. "I do not think there will be any postponement this time."

Bulava test launches were put on hold after a failed launch, from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine in the White Sea on December 9, 2009, which was caused by a defective engine nozzle.

The source also said if the launch is successful, at least another three test launched will be conducted before the end of the year.

The Bulava (SS-NX-30), a three-stage liquid and solid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), has officially suffered seven failures in 12 tests.

But some analysts suggest that in reality the number of failures was considerably larger, with Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer suggesting that of the Bulava's 12 test launches, only one was entirely successful.

MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti)



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Russia likely to test Bulava missile on Thursday: Report :: Brahmand.com

MOSCOW (BNS): Russia is planning to conduct a test launch of its “troubled” Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in the White Sea by the end of this week, a media report said on Wednesday.

“The launch of the missile is expected at the end of the week, most likely on Thursday,” Ria Novosti reported, quoting a source in the administration of the northern Russian town of Severodvinsk.

The ICBM will be launched from Russia’s Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine, it said.

Russia had vowed to continue testing the long-range missile system even though the weapon failed during its last test firing from a nuclear-powered submarine on December 9, 2009. A previous launch in July 2010 also resulted in the missile being self-destructed due to malfunctioning of its first stage engine.

The Bulava ICBM has undergone a total of 12 test-launches so far, out of which seven have resulted in failure.

Russia had decided in 1998 to develop the Bulava missile system in order to equip its military with advanced defence capabilities and making it resistant to missile-defence systems.

The three-stage solid-propellant ballistic missile, with a range of over 8,000 kilometers, carries up to 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) warheads. It is being developed for deployment on Russia's Borey class nuclear-powered submarines.